BEST FOOTWEAR (PVT) LTD., AND TWO OTHERS v. ABOOSALLY, FORMER MINISTER OFLABOUR & VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND OTHERS – sllr 1997 volume 2 page 137

In the case between Best Footwear (Pvt.) Ltd. and others (Party A) and Aboosally, former Minister of Labour & Vocational Training, and others (Party B), the central issues concerned the justification of the employer’s refusal to re-employ 54 workmen following a strike, as well as the scope of jurisdiction conferred upon an arbitrator and the boundaries of judicial review by certiorari. The adjudication established that selective re-employment and the imposition of conditions such as requiring resignation from the trade union constituted an unfair labour practice, aligning with foundational principles in industrial disputes. Reference was made to established precedents and statutory frameworks, notably regarding the assessment of evidence and the retroactive application of emergency regulat